set (one's) heart against (something)
set (one's) heart against (something)
To be or become resolutely determined not to do, experience, or acquire something. When I was a teenager, I set my heart against ever ending up in a soulless career like the one my father had. No, they've set their hearts against coming with us.
See also: heart, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
set one's heart against something
Fig. to turn against something; to become totally against something. Jane set her heart against going to Australia. I set my heart against her departure.
See also: heart, set
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- set heart against
- set heart on
- set (one's) heart on (something)
- set one's heart on
- set your heart on
- set your heart on something
- set your heart/mind on something/on doing something
- set one's mind on
- set (one's) mind on (something)
- set mind on